Have you ever heard of the word “Manga”?
I have never heard of it
I have scarcely heard of it ____
(before/ago).
I have hardly heard of it before, and neither (也不 adv.)
___(does/has) George.
I have rarely (: barely) heard of it
before,
nor has George.
hardly/rarely/scarcely/barely/seldom
Seldom do I go
to the movies.
I seldom go
to the movies.
As soon as the thief saw the police,
=Once; The moment; The instant; The minute
(s)he ran away
(: fled away) at once.
=> Hardly
when
ð Scarcely
before
The thief saw the police.
(S)He ran away immediately.
=> No sooner
had the thief seen
the police
than (s)he ran away promptly.
ð Hardly … when…
ð Scarcely…before…
